Jacobs: 1412 books

In this charming story from W. W. Jacobs, a pub denizen spins a yarn about a shooting party that went horribly awry. Though best remembered for his macabre tale "The Monkey's Paw," Jacobs' true literary strength is in his ability to concoct memorable salt-of-the-earth characters.

William Wymark Jacobs was an english novella and short story writer, novelist, and dramatist. One of the most popular English humorists of the early twentieth century, Jacobs is best remembered today for his classic tale of horror, “The Monkey's Paw.” He also wrote comic stories set on the London...

Epiphanius, Bishop of Constantia on Cyprus from 367 to 403 C.E., was incredibly influential in the last decades of the fourth century. Whereas his major surviving text (the Panarion, an encyclopedia of heresies) is studied for lost sources, Epiphanius himself is often dismissed as an anti-intellectual...

Community-Based Psychological First Aid: A Practical Guide to Helping Individuals and Communities during Difficult Times presents a practical method for helping those in need in difficult times. No advanced training in psychology is needed to use it. Injuries from disasters, terrorist events,...

Inside the gifted pages of written words: From Pain to Promise, you will be blessed on a journey, as author Derek Jacobs reveals his thoughts from the Word of God. Heaven’s Poetry is releasing the infallible word of God, it never changes, loses its power or fades away. You will enjoy as you step...

To “eat Cuban? is to savor a deliciously complex culinary culture. Spanish, Native American, African, Chinese, and French traditions have all contributed to Cuban cooking, producing a distinctive Caribbean cuisine as richly chorded as the island’s music. Beverly Cox and Martin Jacobs’s...

This book discusses the foundational elements of good horsemanship and how they can be used to create a willing partnership between rider and horse that leads to achieving the best performances. It covers topics that are rarely discussed or taught by professionals, but which form the basis of the best in horsemanship.

How investment strategies designed to reduce risk can increase risk for everyone—and can crash markets and economies Financial crises are often blamed on unforeseeable events, the unforgiving nature of capital markets, or just plain bad luck. Too Smart for Our Own Good argues that these crises...

Alternately humorous and poignant, this inspiring memoir chronicles the author's misadventures as she and her husband cook in quirky kitchens, struggle to speak French and shop like locals in outdoor markets. With candor and optimism, Deborah Jacobs transports readers from the grape harvest in the...

Rules of War and Other Stories is a collection of five short stories by fantasy writer, Fran Jacobs. A woman seeks out the demon who killed her husband, a hero returns home after defeating the Dark One while a boy meet a familiar stranger in the famous Midnight Market. And in a world where...

"Hell 1.0 will force even the most superficial mind to question their morality and take stock of their lives. This book will challenge readers. Seriously, I'm trying to sift through my thoughts on it and it's got me going nuts."-Shay Festa, GoodreadsPaul awakes after his car...

Many Cargoes is a collection of tales by W. W. Jacobs, best remembered as the author of the classic horror story "The Monkey's Paw." Like many of the stories and novels Jacobs would pen over the course of his literary career, these humorous tales are mostly about sailors, their wily attempts to trick and bamboozle their colleagues, and their misadventures onshore and offshore.

Happy endings don't come easy. . . Author Grace Macguire is on her way! Her publisher has just bought more of her bestselling Fairy Godmother series of books, and finally, she's looking at financial security! Her life is just about perfect…until the three fairy godmothers from her books appear...

The fairies are determined to find Nick Aaronson his true love. And they're not taking 'no' for an answer . . . Nick Aaronson is practical, realistic, and a little cynical. He's a lawyer who believes in logic, the law. . . but definitely not fairies. Unfortunately for Nick, Myrtle, Fern, and...